Marcia Chatelain

Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at Georgetown University & Author of "South SIde Girls: Growing up in the Great Migration"

Bill Lester

Author, Motivational Speaker & Former NASCAR Driver

Lauren Simmons

Youngest Member of the New York Stock Exchange & Second African American Female Trader; POLITICO’s 2018 Woman of the Year

Public Enemy

Hip Hop Group; Known for their Politically-Charged Music

Nina Turner

Professor, Frequent Media Commentator, Former State Senator of Ohio, National Co-Chair of Bernie Sanders's 2020 campaign

Lucille Ossai

Best-Selling Author, Communications Trainer & Advisor

VIBE Summit 2023

Hannah Beachler

Academy Award-Winning Production Designer Known for Beyonce's "Lemonade" & Marvel's "Black Panther"

Cathy Hughes

Founder & Former CEO of Urban One (formerly Radio One)

Cathy Hughes Is Honored In Her Hometown Omaha

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

Writing for a Broken World: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Shawn Ginwright

One of the Nation’s Leading Innovators, Provocateurs, & Thought Leaders on African American Youth, Youth Activism, & Youth Development; PhD, Author & Professor

Brittney Cooper

Feminist Scholar & Author of "Beyond Respectability: The Intellectual Thought of Race Women"

Patrisse Cullors

Artist, Activist & Organizer; Co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter

Janet Stovall

Global Head of DEI at NeuroLeadership Institute, Co-Author of "The Conscious Communicator," Consultant & TED Speaker

Gabby Douglas

First African-American to Win Olympic Gold Medal for Gymnastics; Author of New York Times Bestseller "Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith"

David Adjaye

Renowned Architect; Lead Designer of The National Museum of African American History & Culture

Scholl Lecture Series: David Adjaye in Conversation with Franklin ...

Nadja Bellan-White

Global Chief Marketing Officer of VICE Media & Former Executive Partner for Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide

Willie Jolley

Best-Selling Author, Award-Winning Speaker & Media Personality

Robin Thede

Executive Producer, Writer & Star of HBO's "A Black Lady Sketch Show"; Former Host of BET's "The Rundown with Robin Thede"

Patrice A. Harris

First African-American Woman President of the American Medical Association; Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association & Consultant on Health Service Delivery

Sian Proctor

Astronaut, Afrofuturism Artist & Geoscience Professor at the Maricopa Community Colleges

Dr. Sian Proctor on pushing through adversity, making it to space